Conus petergabrieli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus petergabrieli Lorenz, F. Jr., 2006 | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. petergabrieli
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| Conus petergabrieli Lorenz, 2006[1]
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Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
Description
editThe size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 45 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off the Philippines.
References
edit- ^ Lorenz. 2006. Club Conchylia Informationen Volume: 38 Issue: 3–4 Pages: 4–9. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- ^ a b Conus petergabrieli Lorenz, 2006. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- Lorenz F. 2006. Two new species of Conus from Palawan, Philippines (Gastropoda: Conidae). Club Conchylia Informationen, 38(3-4): 4–9
External links
edit- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1–23
- "Graphiconus pica petergabrieli". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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